Dr Stephen Billett is Professor of Adult and Vocational Education in the School of Education and Professional Studies at Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia and also an Australian Research Council Future Fellow. Stephen has worked as a vocational educator, educational administrator, teacher educator, professional development practitioner and policy developer within the Australian vocational education system and as a teacher and researcher at Griffith University. Since 1992, he has researched learning through and for work and has published widely in the fields of vocational learning, workplace learning and conceptual accounts of learning for vocational purposes. His work is widely cited and he has secured over A$4 million in competitively funded grants from Australian Research Council, National Vocational Educational and Training Research funds, Fulbright Foundation, and projects from state and private sector. He was a Fulbright Professional Scholar in 1999, awarded a 2009-2010 Australian Learning and Teaching Council National Teaching Fellowship that identified principles and practices to effectively integrate learning experiences in practice and academic settings. In June 2011, he commenced a four-year Australian Research Council Future Fellowship on learning through practice, which aims to develop a curriculum and pedagogy of practice. He has recently secured an OLT Development Grant examining students’ post-practicum experiences (2015-2018). In August 2013 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Jyvasksla University (Finland) for his contributions to educational science.
project team
Griffith University
Ms Janice Bass, Lecturer in Midwifery
Professor Andrea Bialocerkowsk, Head of School, School of Allied Health Services
Dr Melissa Cain, Project Manager
Professor Elizabeth Cardell, Deputy Head of School, Learning and Teaching, School of Allied Health Sciences
Dr Kelly Clanchy, Lecturer, Exercise Science
Professor Jenny Fenwick, Professor of Midwifery
Associate Professor Laurie Grealish, Menzies Health Institute
Mr Garry Kirwan, Lecturer, Clinical Education
Associate Professor Marion Mitchell, Menzies Health Institute
Professor Gary Rogers, Deputy Head of School (Learning and Teaching) School of Medicine; Program Lead for Interprofessional and Simulation-Based Learning with the Health Institute for the Development of Education and Scholarship (Health IDEAS).
Professor Ramon Shaban, Professor of Nursing
Associate Professor Mary Sidebotham,Program Director, Associate Professor in Midwifery
Professor Lauren Williams, Professor of Dietetics
Flinders University
Ms Kristin Graham, Lecturer in Midwifery
Dr Trudie Mannix, Lecturer in Midwifery
Professor Janice Orrell, External Evaluator
Associate Professor Linda Sweet, Associate Professor of Midwifery
Monash University
Dr Julia Harrison, Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine
Associate Professor Elizabeth Molloy, Director of the HealthPEER team
Dr Jenny Newton, Associate Professor Research
The University of Notre Dame
Niamh Keane, School of Medicine, Senior lecturer and Clinical Curriculum Coordinator
Professor Carole Steketee, Director, Learning and Teaching Office
University of Newcastle
Professor Tracy Levett-Jones, Associate Professor of Nursing